CVE-2020-3999
CVSS V2 Low 2.1
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
VMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U1c-17325551), VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.0 and 15.x prior to 15.5.7), VMware Fusion (12.x prior to 12.0 and 11.x prior to 11.5.7) and VMware Cloud Foundation contain a denial of service vulnerability due to improper input validation in GuestInfo. A malicious actor with normal user privilege access to a virtual machine can crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-3999
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-12-21T16:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-07-21T11:39:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 15.0.0 | 15.5.7 |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.0.0 | esxi70u1c-17325551 |
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 11.5.0 | 11.5.7 |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 2.1
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2
- Impact Score
- 4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0029.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3999 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-3999 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:04:48 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 18:37:01 | 2020-12-21T16:15Z | 2020-12-21T16:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 18:37:01 | 2021-07-21T11:39:23 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 18:37:01 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |